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Kaffeesatzlesen
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German
Etymology
de :af Kaffeesatz<t:coffee grounds> Lesen<t:reading>
de Kaffeesatz coffee grounds Lesen reading
Noun
n.sg
tasseography; coffee ground reading; tea leaf reading predicting the future by reading the grounds left in a cup, especially of coffee
de figurative pointless speculation or prediction about future events
Declension
n.sg
Synonyms
de Kaffeesatzleserei
de Kaffeesudlesen
Related terms
de Gedankenlesen
de Handlesen
de Lesebuch